1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Maine House District 71
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Roderick E. Farnham (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating William E. Marsh (D) by 11.3 points.
Roderick E. FarnhamRepublican · winner
53.0%1,220
William E. MarshDemocrat · incumbent
41.7%959
Wayne C. PaquetteIndependent
5.3%122
2,302 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET